2016 FFA Cup

2016 FFA Cup
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The 2016 FFA Cup is the third season of the FFA Cup, the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams will again begin competition in the competition proper (from the Round of 32),[1] including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City from NSW).[1]

The winner of the FFA Cup will receive $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000.[2]

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match date Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 12 February–26 June 2016 672 + 56 byes 704 → 32 693
Round of 32 TBC TBC 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 TBC TBC 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals TBC TBC 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals TBC TBC 2 4 → 2 none
Final TBC 1 2 → 1 none

Prize fund

The prize fund is unchanged from the 2015 event:

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund 		Prize fund[2]
Round of 16 8 $2,000
Quarter-finalists 4 $5,000
Semi-finalists 2 $10,000
Final runners-up 1 $25,000
Final winner 1 $50,000
Total $131,000

Preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams will compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (Round of 32).[3] All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations are expected to take part in the tournament. The number of qualification spots per member federation is unchanged from the 2015 tournament.

The preliminary rounds will operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2016, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds will take place in June 2016.

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2016 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which will come from the A-League, one the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City),[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, where as member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory TBD New South Wales Blacktown City (2) New South Wales TBD (2) New South Wales TBD (2)
New South Wales TBD (3) New South Wales TBD New South Wales TBD New South Wales TBD
Queensland TBD Queensland TBD Queensland TBD Queensland TBD
Northern Territory TBD (2) South Australia TBD South Australia TBD Tasmania TBD (2)
Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD
Western Australia TBD Western Australia TBD

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football NSW club applications open for 2016". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "FFA Cup 2016 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 59. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "WESTFIELD FFA CUP COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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